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Friday Late: Record, Reframe, Resist

Friday 30 November
18.30–22.00

Challenge your perspective and step into a world of subversion and rebellion. Marking the V&A exhibition Light from the Middle East: New Photography, immerse yourself in an evening of exciting new art commissions, satirical film, live music and more.

All events are free and places designated on a first come, first served basis, unless stated otherwise. Filming and photography will be taking place at this event.
* Please check back for the full programme nearer the time.

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

Portrait of a Young Man, Probably an Arab
19:30, 20:00, 20:45, 21:15 (duration 25 minutes)
Site-specific interactive performance by Paper Tiger
Moroccan Mix
18.30-21.30
Moroccan sounds curated by Younes Baba Ali and Anna Raimondo for Saout Radio.
Meditations on Inertia, and Other Low Key Qualities, by PWR&$$$ (Power and Wealth)
10 audio tracks, 27 minutes, on loop
18.30-21.30
Live recording and samples by Daniel Garcia and Jesse Gelaznik.
Simo Lagnawi
19.30-20.00
Live music Gnawa performance by Simo Lagnawi.
In-Finite V&A
Timings TBC
Contemporary Dance duet inspired by other people’s secrets, performed by IJAD Dance Company.

INSTALLATIONS

The Watchtower of Happiness
18:30-21:30
Interactive installation by the collective, Febrik (supported by The Mosaic Rooms).
The End of Conflicts in the Middle East - Installation of deconstructed matter
Timings TBC
A playful installation devised by artist Yara El-Sherbini.
The Aural Contract Audio Archive
18:30-21:30
Activate Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s sound archive.

WORKSHOPS

ID Performance
18:30-21:30
Join artist Bisan Abu-Eisheh in an ID-Making interactive public performance.
Making Ties with Aya Haidar
18:45, 19:30, 20:15 & 21:00 (duration 30mins)
Aya Haidar reworks fabric samplers using handmade craft.
Short Stories from the Arab World
18.45, 19.30, 20.15 (duration 30 minutes)
Banipal Book Club hosts three 30 minute story-telling circles, each with a different story from a different Arab country.
The Curious Penpal
18:30-21:30
Want to make new friends? Then drop by designer Marwan Kaabour’s Curious Penpal booth.
Calling the Future
18.30-21.30
In light of the role of mobile phones in Arab Spring events, students from the Royal College of Art's Platform 17 explore how we will look back at mobile communication in 100 years.

SCREENINGS

Director Q&A followed by the screening of ‘The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni’ by Rania Stephan (supported by the Sharjah Art Foundation)
19:30-21:10
Screening preceded by Q&A with Director Rania Stephan and FACT Curator Omar Kholeif.
Bidoun presents Iranian-American B Movies
18:30-21:30
Bidoun Projects presents rare films from the little-known genre of Iranian-American 'B Movies'.
Top Goon: Diaries of a Little Dictator by MasasitMati
18:30-21:30
Created by a collective of Syrian artists, ‘Top Goon’ is the taboo-smashing satirical puppet show with a black comedy take on the Assad regime.
Screening of ‘The Lost Film’ by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (42 mins)
20:00-20:45
When a copy of their first feature film disappeared in Yemen, Joana and Khalil embarked on a journey to track down the lost reel.

TALKS

Curator led tour of the exhibition ‘Light from the Middle East: New Photography’
Timings TBC
With V&A Curator Marta Weiss.